St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12

anu sash OF plain fOulard draped
around the waist. The rich figured
French foulard silks are meeting with a
cordial reception and were never more
popular. The only reason black silks
are not much worn is that a reliable
black silk is about the hardest material
to get. no matter how much you are
willing to pay for it, which does not
speak well for the honesty of the man
ufacturers. While jerseys are much
worn, it is evident that they have had
| their day, as the saying is, but the cash
mere jerseys, Notwithstanding the APP
| parent loss of favor. are presented in
styles that cannot be rejected. Import
ed cashmere jerseys are exhibited in
solid colorS-tan, blue and black. A
style that merits praise is the polka dot
pattern. Those with beaded and silk
embroidered fronts are handsome
enough to suit and win appreciation
| from the ultra-fashiOnableS.
Elm and L have been having splendid
time at the expense OF the
| MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISING CITIZEN.
For several days we saw an al i'll the
| papers like this:
| COME lady of means to correspond with a
| ~ gentleman of fine education, high moral
character and genteel appearance.
1t was easy to see the person was i'm
pecuniOus, ugly and in earnest. So to
this man we wrote. We told him a
lovely ghost story OF an early marriage
to q grocer of means, OF an unfortunate
illness and widowhood. We said that,
left with 4 large fortune, we were being
domineered over by the deceased gro
GERS mother, who was seeking to invest
q large sum we had in bank at present
in property out of town, and then get
ting possession of the widow and money.
The mother-in-law had intentions of an
almost murderOus character. We were
mot seeking altogether to make sec
ond marriage, but to find some strong
masculine spirit to cOunselan advise
us in our great strait"
1t was lovely how VeritaS ''bit at that
bait" We got letter Immediately
telling ''t6rnelia" Chat was the name
we SigneD to be firm; not to yield an
inch; to buy no property until she had
seen him, Neritas, who was prepared to
be drawn and quartered in defense of
friendlesS widows with stamps. The
whole letter breathed a1desire to get
hold of just such blessed fool as we
had made Cornelia out toebe.
Then we thought we'd have look at
him, so we named the street in which
Elm lives, and o'clock in the afternoon.
q
parlor windows. We mentioned the
vicinity of the church as the most Sc
Guided. He was to know the widow by
handkerchief carried in her parasOl
hand, and she was to know him by
newspaper in one hand and few flow
erS in the other.
AT 8 o'clock promptly we nearly fell
Out|of the window as he hove in sight
such cadaverous, unhealthy looking
spectacle, his seedy suit brushed and
buttOned up, his canky hair oiled till it
split and showed his scalp behind under
the brim of shocking bad hat. That
hat alone settled his status-it was the
style of 1879. The weed was rusty and
the beaver had been
TOUCHED UP WITH A WET SPONGE. ,,
There were knees in his winter trous-
erS and fringe on their bottoms. The
heels of his shoes were worn off one side
till he walked on the bias, and altogether
he was as fine specimen of decay as
you could run on in a week. In his
hand. which was covered with black
worsted glove, he bore a newspaper
rolled up like the truncheOn of Hamlet's
ghost, and in the end of it he
had stuck bunch of lilacs.
AS luck would have it, lady in mourn
ing came down the street. VeritaS was
on the alert. She had no handkerchief
in her hand, but he pranced up beside
her and looked out of his watery eyes at
her knowingly. He met no encourage
passed her twice, swinging his flower
tipped truncheon; then he got LII front,
setting it up against his cOat-tails and
wagging it as if he was an old dog Tray
and pleased to meet her. Half dozen
women he pursued in like manner, till
finally about he gave it up as bad
job, and we lost him. Then we sat
down and wrote this:
yesterday by no strategy could get
Out-that horrible old woman put her
bonnet on and vowed should not stir
a step without her. was in despair.
had no one to send, and then you were
disappointed. But, dear friend, don't
desert me; be at the same place to-
morrow, and if at $40 O'Clock / am not
there, come right around to the next
street, where I live, though [ didn't
mention it before. Go up the steps of
%, ring the bell, inquire for Mrs.
Jones, you will be shown into the par
lor and will come to you. Just speak
of having come from Middletown lately.
Talk about Julia and the boys. Speak
up loud and say the new barn is nearly
DONE Talk about anything till tell
you it is safe, because that old dragon
will surely be listening"
This was splendid. Around i'm the
next street at 26 lives woman named
Jones EN- just detested. Only think
WHAT a SITUATION THIS BROUGHT
ABOUT.
At 8 punctually there was our awful
"Veritas" spookier than ever. The
wretch waited and looked at Water
bury watch several times. Of course
there was no Cornelia, so he braced
himself and headed for 26, the next
street. We had our hats on, and we
flew out after him. Up the steps bold
as brass he went. He pulled the bell
and was admitted. We watched and
waited certainly fifteen minutes. Then
the door banged open. The servant
came out and looked up and down the
street. ''She is after the police," said
En-. Then out bounced Veritas, his hat
in his hand. He was as bald as a pound
of butter; that is, he had just a few hairs.
He was gesticulating wildly, and his
poor old face was as red as spanking.
behind doomed up Ems bette noir Mrs.
Jones, looking like a turkey who sees a
red rag. = 49, iii
We sent Ems hired girl oyer to inter-
view the Jones girl, and We heard all
about it-how he got into the parIor.
and, when Mrs. Jones came in, talked
like crazy man about barns and Julias
and cows, and kept looking at the fold
ing glass doors, and kept whispering
us it safe? Can l expose nv fdentifv